[THM] John The Ripper

What are Hashes?

A hash is a way of taking a piece of data any length and representing it in another form that is a fixed length. This masks the original value of the data. This is done by running the original through a hashing algorithm.

What makes Hashes secure?

Hashing functions are designed as one-way functions. It’s easy to calculate the vash value of a given input; however, it is very difficult to find the original input given the hash value.

[THM] OWASP Top 10 (2021)

What is OWASP?

The Open Web Application Security Project, or OWASP, is an international non-profit organization dedicated to web application security. One of OWASP’s core principles is that all of their materials be freely available and easily accessible on their website, making it possible for anyone to improve their own web application security.

What is OWASP Top 10?

The OWASP Top 10 is a regularly-updated report outlining security concerns for web application security, focusing on the 10 most critical risks.